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Just admission fees, NOT including air fare or lodging.
If there's a website I could be directed too, that would be helpful.

2007-02-27 06:16:25 · 2 answers · asked by Kimberly B 1 in Travel Africa & Middle East Egypt

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There is no separate admission fee to see The Sphinx. You will find it is included in the price to enter the Giza Plateau site.
The price is 20L.E. If you wish to take a video or movie camera in with you it will cost 100 LE.
These prices apply to students and adults.
The opening times are 8am-4pm winter time (Egypt) and 8am-5pm summer.
This ticket is available at either of the two entrances and covers all the temples,The Sphinx and outside viewing of the Pyramids.
You can spend as much time as you wish at The Plateau walking around and looking at the many interesting things there.
It is fine to go down into the "bed" of The Sphinx and walk around.
Only then, will you really notice just how at risk this monument is!
After being buried up to its head and so protected from the elements and man for many centuries,it has developed a form of "rock cancer" and deteriorated rapidly.
This is due to its exposure to the ravages of air pollution from nearby Cairo and the suburbs. Which now go almost up to the edge of the Giza plateau itself.Also the rising underground water table of the plateau.
You will notice the recent excellent restoration of its front paws. This was undertaken to eliminate the awful concrete paws.
These paws were the result of an attempt by "restorers" with more eagerness, than knowledge.
Not seeming to care about the importance,of maintaining at least some "appearance of authenticity".
The face of The Sphinx is not the result of Bonaparte's men using it for target practise.
Napoleon was actually an avid lover of all things Egyptian and we have much to thank him for. He was instrumental in much of the early research into Egyptology.
The face was actually blown apart by dynamite. Set by a racial Sheik in the 14th century who felt the Sphinx was an affront to Islamic beliefs.
The beard has recently been found and is presently in The British Museum.

ADDIT 5min after:
A very good site is the website of The Egyptian Government's Department of Tourism site. It is called, Tour Egypt.
All and everything you could wish to know is on that site.

2007-02-27 10:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by sistablu...Maat 7 · 1 0

you can see the sphinx from outside the pay area. but if you want to walk around it it will cost 120le because its part and parcel of the pyramids if you want tyo go inside the pyramids its more again.there is a good photo on myegypt.co.uk website

2007-02-27 06:30:11 · answer #2 · answered by gremlins 3 · 0 0

well,sistablue gave you the best answer you could ever have,so I've nothingmore to tell you either Have a nice vacation :)

2007-02-28 05:32:44 · answer #3 · answered by Maro's mom 5 · 2 0

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